On Friday, Shares of Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP), gained 2.55% to $87.43.
U.S. private-sector franchise jobs raised by 25,600 during the month of November, according to the ADP National Franchise Report®. Broadly distributed to the public each month free of charge, the ADP National Franchise Report measures monthly changes in franchise employment derived from ADP’s actual transactional payroll data. The report is produced by ADP® in partnership with Moody’s Analytics, Inc. and is published by the ADP Research Institute®.
“2015 has been a year of very strong employment growth for franchises as evidenced by the fact gains have already exceeded last year by around 50,000 jobs,” said Ahu Yildirmaz, vice president and head of the ADP Research Institute. “Plus, the twelve-month franchise employment growth rate of four percent is double the labor market as a whole.”
Automatic Data Processing, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, provides business process outsourcing services worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Employer Services and Professional Employer Organization (PEO) Services.
Shares of Carnival Corp (NYSE:CCL), inclined 2.78% to $50.69, during its last trading session.
It all began on this day 50 years ago with a cruise to Mexico on a single cruise ship, Princess Patricia . Princess Cruises celebrated its 50th anniversary aboard Pacific Princess in the Port of Los Angeles with a special appearance by the original ” Love Boat ” cast before setting sail on a throwback cruise, recreating the very first itinerary to the iconic Mexican Riviera.
Now 50 years later, Princess Cruises is the third largest cruise line in the world with a fleet of 18 cruise ships and a recognized leader in taking 1.7 million travelers each year to some of the most fascinating cruise destinations around the globe.
The original ” Love Boat ” cast – Gavin MacLeod (Captain Stubing), Fred Grandy (Gopher, the chief purser), Ted Lange (Isaac, the bartender), Bernie Kopell (Doc, the ship’s doctor), Lauren Tewes (cruise director, Julie) and Jill Whelan (Vicki, the captain’s daughter) celebrated the role the show played in Princess Cruises’ five-decades-long history introducing the cruise line – and cruise vacations – to millions of people around the world.
Carnival Corporation operates as a cruise company worldwide. It provides vacations to various cruise destinations. The company offers cruise services under the Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn brand names in North America; and AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard, and P&O Cruises names in Europe, Australia, and Asia. It operates 100 cruise ships.
Finally, Shares of Dominion Resources, Inc. (NYSE:D), ended its last trade with 2.15% gain, and closed at $66.60.
Dominion Resources, Inc., the title sponsor of the Dominion Charity Classic, declared that the Virginia Values Veterans (V3) program has been selected as the event’s beneficiary of the tournament’s proceeds. The charitable funds will be received by the Virginia Veterans Services Foundation on behalf of V3. The tournament will be held in Richmond for at least four years, with the 2016 event taking place at The Country Club of Virginia’s James River Course in Richmond, Va., November 3-November 6.
The V3 program will use the donated funds through the Virginia Veterans Services Foundation to create employment opportunities for transitioning military service members by assisting Virginia employers understand, design and implement nationally recognized best practices in recruiting, hiring and retaining veterans. The Virginia Veterans Services Foundation is an independent state agency that supports veterans and their families through the Virginia Department of Veterans Services’ (DVS) programs and services, counting V3. It accepts donations to support critical programs and services for Virginia’s veterans and their families that are not covered by state or federal funds.
The declaration was made recently at the Virginia War Memorial in downtown Richmond by Dominion Resources Chairman, President and CEO Tom Farrell; 72nd Governor of Virginia Terry McAuliffe; Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs John C. Harvey, Jr. (Admiral, U.S. Navy, stepped down); Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Veterans Services John L. Newby II (U.S. Air Force veteran); and Dominion Charity Classic official Jeff Fitch.
Dominion Resources, Inc. produces and transports energy in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Dominion Virginia Power (DVP), Dominion Generation, and Dominion Energy.
